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Welcome to Ms. Discepolo’s
Digital Toolbox!
Educational Technologies:
Storybird
EducreationsPlickers
Popplet Flashcard Machine
Objectives: Identify the benefits/uses of the technological
resources in the digital toolbox Gain a new perspective on ways to utilize these
educational apps and websites in your classroom Learn strategies that can help supplement your
teaching and the learning experiences of your students
Increase your confidence in implementing educational technology in your classroom!
Screencast OrganizationStart with a brief explanation of each
technology toolContinue with outlining the benefits for
students/teaching strategies*Learning Styles, Bloom’s Taxonomy
Finish with ways I would implement the apps/websites in the classroom
* Lesson examples
StoryBird Storybird.com
Students use pictures to inspire the plot, setting and characters for their stories
Simple and easy to navigate*Teachers given the option to create different classes to organize student work after creatingaccount
Protect students privacy Can be used on iPads, tablets and computers
“Artful Storytelling”
StoryBird in the Classroom StoryBird can be used to supplement any ELA, Science,
Social Studies, Phonics or Spelling lesson! The website can be utilized in various ways in the
classroom:
• Teacher creates• Shows to all on SmartBoardWhole Group
• Students work together• iPads, Centers, Computer LabSmall Group
• iPads, Centers, Computer LabPairs/Individual
StoryBird LessonNouns and Adjectives….Oh My!
I’ve created my own storybook to use with a 1st grade class
I imagine gathering the students in front of a Smart Board and having the students work in pairs to identify the nouns and adjectives on each page
*Extension: Students can create their own StoryBird storybooks together utilizing different parts of speech.
Let’s Take a look together!
Evaluation
Synthesis
AnalysisReview stories
ApplicationUsing adjectives and nouns in
their story
ComprehensionSummarize definitions of adjectives and
nouns
KnowledgeRecall adjectives and nouns
Designing their own stories
“Were the stories of my peers correct? Do I really understand the
difference?”
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
StoryBird Lesson
Edu-CreationsEducreations.com
A spin on the Interactive Whiteboard
Can be used on a computer, iPad or tablet Teachers can create an account for free Organization is simple
*The program allows you to create multiple “classes” to organize your whiteboard videos While using Edu-Creations, the user can record his/her
voice, insert pictures and write using a stylus/finger or computer mouse to supplement any lesson
Once complete, you can convert your lesson into a video with a link where you can send and save for future use!
Edu-Creations in the ClassroomThere are multiple ways that you can utilize Edu-creations
in the classroom:
Whole Group Lesson
Pairs/Small Groups
CentersFormative& Summative
Assessments
*Teacher can create an Edu-Creations video to show to the class as a whole group to supplement a lesson topic
*Students can work together to create their own Edu-Creations video to share with their teacher/classmates
* Students can work on creating an Edu-Creations video at any center while using an ipad or tablet!
*Can be used in the beginning, middle or end of a lesson to check for understanding. Students can also save their videos for easy access!
Edu-Creations Lesson
The Magic E Rule! I created an Edu-Creations video to supplement a first
grade phonics/ELA lesson The video serves as a review of the Magic E rule The teacher can show the video at the beginning,
middle or end of the ELA lesson to check for understanding
It is interactive, but leads to a good discussion or an activity of the teacher’s choice
*Teacher note: Stopping the video a few times to have students discuss their thinking with a partner or small groups helps the material to sink into their long term memory!
Let’s take a look together!
Evaluation
Synthesis
AnalysisIdentify the patterns
ApplicationCreating their Edu-Creations video
ComprehensionUnderstand the changes Magic e bring to a
word
KnowledgeRecall Magic E Rule
Listen to their pronunciation of words
and evaluate themselves
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Edu-Creations Lesson
Plickerswww.plickers.com
QR Codes, Made Easy!
Quick and easy to make a free account on Plickers Only need one device to use Teachers can create multiple classes to organize their
students’ QR codes Each student is assigned a specific QR code number that is
uniquely theirs Simple set up
*Teacher note: Pre-planning is a must with Plickers! Important to print out the QR codes prior to using with students
*Plickers gives immediate feedback on student responses in a graph format!
Plickers in the ClassroomPlickers serves as a great formative
assessment tool: Beginning of the Lesson:
Use as a way to gage students’ prior knowledge before starting a new topic
Middle of the Lesson:
Check for understanding at multiple intervals throughout the lesson
End of the Lesson:
Use Plickers as an “Exit Ticket” to assess quality of student learning
!
You can use
the app for
surveys, too!
Using Plickers with Students
I created my own free account and created a demo class
Creating questions is simple, you get to pick the format of the question
*True/False or Multiple Choice Sample Question: Butterfly Life Cycle For younger students, you can utilize Plickers in the
traditional format – question & answer For older students, you can engage higher ordered
thinking by having them work together to come up with review questions for a given topic!
Butterfly Life Cycle Review
Let’s take a look together!
Evaluation
Synthesis
AnalysisIdentify the patterns
ApplicationIdentifying the correct answer and
QR code
ComprehensionUnderstand the specifics of topic- different
life cycle stages
KnowledgeRecall the skill being reviewed- butterfly life cycle
Review the graph of student responses.
How did the class do as a whole? Do we need to continue reviewing
based on data?
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Plickers App
Predict the outcome of assessment. Review
options and determine if correct answer was
picked
Popplet
“An interesting way to organize your ideas”
Popplet is an app that can be downloaded from the iTunes store for the iPad and can be used on computers, too
There is a free version, called “Popplet Lite” For a small fee, you can have access to the Popplet app,
which allows you to store all your “Popplets” as PDFs in multiple folders
* There is a school discount should you want to explore creating accounts for each
of your students!
www.popplet.com
Popplet in the Classroom
Popplet is an exceptionally versatile app and can be used in multiple ways for various subjects:
Whole Group
• Teacher Created
• “Brain Storms”
Small Groups
• Students work together
• Discuss their thinking
Centers
• Based on the topics
• Differentiated based on the needs of the students in the groups
Popplet Lessons Popplet can be utilized to fit the needs of almost any
lesson and any subject! I created multiple Popplets on my account to help
prove the versatility of the app Some examples of the Popplets I was able to create
are:
Scientific
Method
Characteristics of a Fable Syllables
Number Bonds
Timelines
Let’s Take a Look Together!
Lesson Pedagogy Depending on how you incorporate the Popplet app in your
lessons/centers, you can have your students move through the stages of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Teachers can also address the different learning styles of their students:
Auditory
Visual
Kinesthetic
• Working with partners/Peers
• Discussion
• Organization of “Popplets”
• Placement of topics
• Using iPad/Computer
• Moving “Popplets”
Flashcard Machinewww.flashcardmachine.com
An innovative strategy to practice study skills!
Flashcard Machine is a free resource Can be used on any computer, iPad, tablet, iPhone
and Android device Allows the user to create flashcards using various
online assets that traditional flashcards lack*Pictures and Audio
Collaboration Easy organization * Built in study sessions, quizzes and
games built in for students!
Flashcard Machine in the ClassroomThere are many strategies that go beyond the traditional use of flashcards in the classroom…
Wh
ole
Gro
up
* Teacher
created*Show to the class at different intervals of a lesson*Work as a whole class to answer
Sm
all
Gro
up *
Teacher/Student created*Work together to identify the terms needed for a given topic/lesson
Cen
ters * Students can
use an iPad or tablet to practice facts*Create their own flashcards to use with the class
The website can also be used for different topics, too!
Spelling
PracticeClassroom
Rules
Brain
BreaksPronunciation
And many more…
Flashcard Machine Lesson I created a set of flashcards about maps/globes For the lesson, I imagine this set as a teacher
“exemplar” Students would be put in heterogeneous groups to
brainstorm vocabulary terms they think are most important to review before a test/quiz
*One group might focus on maps, others on globes, or map features, etc.
The groups would work together to create the flashcards to eventually share with the class
Important class discussion about the terms picked and the definitions
* “Do we agree on these terms? Is there one that’s missing?”
Evaluation
Synthesis
AnalysisAnalyze the terms picked
ApplicationIdentifying the correct answer and
terms needed
ComprehensionUnderstand the specifics of the vocabulary
terms
KnowledgeRecall the skills being addressed- Map Skills
Review the terms/definitions of
each group. Were there other terms that you think were missing or lacking? What would
you change?
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Flashcard Machine Lesson
Determine patterns regarding the terms picked by groups
Final Note
I hope you found this video and the educational technology resources discussed helpful and
informative! Please feel free to check these resources out for yourself and try them in your own classrooms.
It might help not only inform your teaching, but change the learning experiences of your students, as
well!
Check out
happy4teaching
website for more
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Thanks for checking out my Digital Toolbox!